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Shiloh - April 7, 1862
Shiloh - April 7, 1862 (July 2020) American Battlefield Trust
American Battlefield Trust's map of the Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee on April 7, 1862 (Day Two)
With the addition of Buell's men, Grant's army of around 40,000 outnumbered Beauregard's army of fewer than 30,000. Beauregard, however, was unaware of Buell's arrival. When William Nelson's division of Buell's army launched an attack at 6:00 am on April 7, Beauregard immediately ordered a counterattack. Lew Wallace's Third Division joined in the attack from the Union right. All the ground lost to the Yankees the day before was recaptured. Though Beauregard's counter thrust was initially successful, Union resistance stiffened and the Confederates were compelled to fall back and regroup. Beauregard ordered a second counterattack, which halted the Federals' advance but ultimately ended in stalemate. By this point, Beauregard, having already suffered tremendous casualties, broke contact with the Yankees and retreated to Corinth.
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Ante-Post Preview Saturday September 29
Cheveley Park Stakes Tips & Analysis
Newmarket (Rowley Mile)
6 furlongs (1200m)
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(Published 20 September, 2018) – First run in 1898, the Group 1 Cheveley Park Stakes is a six furlong contest for two year old fillies only, staged on Newmarket's Rowley Mile course on the same day as the Cambridgeshire Handicap and other big races such as the Group 2 Royal Lodge Stakes, and the Group 1 Middle Park Stakes, the latter being the juvenile colts' equivalent event over the same trip.
At a time of year when the early two year olds may have reached their peak or are training off, and the later maturing juveniles are beginning to emerge, the Cheveley Park Stakes shines a bright light on the best fillies of their generation who may go on to be major players in the 1000 Guineas back at the same track just over seven months later.
Aidan O'Brien has won the last two renewals with Brave Anna and Clemmie, neither of whom have trained on at three years old quite as well as expected. But in the past there have been a number of great fillies who have maintained their form and even improved again the following season, in recent times such as Sayeddati, Airwave, Indian Ink and Special Duty all went on to establish themselves as high-class fillies of the Classic generation.
Is The Race Pretty Pollyanna's For The Taking?
A glance at the ante-post market for this year's renewal of the Group 1 Cheveley Park Stakes on September 29, reveals that the Michael Bell-trained Pretty Pollyanna is a very warm favourite, offered at a best price 5/4 with Coral at the time of writing. There's a good reason for that as the Bill Gredley owned and bred daughter of Oasis Dream has enjoyed a tremendous campaign. After springing a 14/1 surprise on her debut in a six furlong Yarmouth maiden she was stepped straight up to Group 3 company in Royal Ascot's Albany Stakes, running a fine race to finish fifth of 18 behind Main Edition.
🗣"I have been happy with her since her run in the Prix Morny, she seems in good fettle and worked well the other morning."
Signora Cabello set to take on Pretty Pollyanna again in the Cheveley Park Stakes @NewmarketRace. 👇https://t.co/Qa7BCKy425 pic.twitter.com/qTmNfSKaWi
— Racing UK (@racing_uk) September 12, 2018
Three weeks later she moved up another level to tackle the Group 2 Duchess of Cambridge Stakes at Newmarket's July meeting where she produced a scintillating performance, routing strong opposition in beating Angel's Hideaway by seven lengths. And just to prove that was no fluke, in the Group 1 Darley Prix Morny at Deauville last month, Bell's filly led at halfway then stayed on determinedly to beat Signora Cabello by three-quarters-of-a-length, earning rave reviews.
If Pretty Pollyanna arrives at HQ in similar form it will take a good one to beat her. She is a worthy favourite, but offers no great value at current odds so I'm on a mission to find one at a better price to make a race of it and even turn over this likeable market leader.
John Quinn's Signora Cabello is the current second-favourite at a best price of 4/1 with 888sport, and on the book has less than a length to find to reverse the placings with her Deauville conqueror. This 20,000 guineas Camacho filly has been a great money spinner for connections and has won four of her six races, including the listed Marygate Fillies' Stakes at York in May, the Group 2 Queen Mary Stakes at Royal Ascot, (where she prevailed by a short-head over Ballydoyle's useful Gossamer Wings), and the Group 2 Prix Robert Papin at Maison Lafitte, where she again showed a fine attitude in seeing off local star Sexy Metro by a neck.
Those wins came primarily at five furlongs, (and in France over an extra half furlong), but it was over the Cheveley Park Stakes trip of six furlongs that Signora Cabello found Pretty Pollyanna too strong for her last time out, being unable to quicken inside the last 100 yards. On the stiffer uphill finish of the Rowley Mile track I believe any possible stamina flaws in this tremendously quick filly will be exposed, and because of that I think she is unlikely to reverse the placings with her Deauville conqueror.
The O'Brien Contingent
Fairyland, So Perfect, Just Wonderful, and Gossamer Wings, all trained by Aidan O'Brien who has won the last two renewals of the race, remain in the mix ahead of the five-day declarations.
Fairyland looks the pick of the bunch having won three of her four starts, only tasting defeat when a good third behind Main Edition in the Albany Stakes having previously scored in listed company at the Curragh. After a mid-term break this strong daughter of Kodiac bounced back to gutsily land the Group 2 Lowther Stakes at York over six furlongs once again, and she appears to be in fine form, given the virus that laid low so many of the Ballydoyle contingent during the mid-summer period. The 8/1 on offer with Ladbrokes looks a fair each-way price.
What a finish in the opener at @yorkracecourse!
The Mackem Bullet laying down a serious challenge but it's the well backed 6/4 favourite FAIRYLAND who gets up to win the @SkyBet Lowther Stakes!
Another winner for Timeform's TV Focus!
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So Perfect was a very close fourth in the Group 2 Queen Mary Stakes over five furlongs at Royal Ascot before going on to get the better of last weekend's Group 1 winner Skitter Skatter in the Group 3 Grangecon Stud Stakes over six furlongs. Last time out she failed by only half a length to beat Marty Meade's colt Advertise in the Group 1 Keeneland Phoenix Stakes so there is little doubt she is a very talented filly. It will be interesting to see which of the quartet O'Brien chooses to run at HQ, but if she does take her chance then So Perfect won't be far away. She is an 8/1 shot with Paddy Power.
Just Wonderful (16/1 with Bet365) ran a poor race at the Curragh last week behind Skitter Skatter when a 10-length seventh, having previously beaten Peach Tree over a mile in a Group 3 event at the same track. It would be a surprise if she is good enough for this challenge, while Gossamer Wings (20/1 with 10bet) has plenty of speed, as she showed when failing by just a short-head to win the Group 2 Queen Mary Stakes. She again ran well when third to Soldiers Call in the Group 2 Flying Childers Stakes at Doncaster last week but may not be quite as effective over this extra furlong.
French Raider Worth A Second Glance
The French don't send too many fillies over for the Cheveley Park Stakes, but that hasn't stopped them winning it three times in the last 11 years. Natagora (2007), the subsequent 1000 Guineas winner Special Duty in 2009, and most recently Vorda (2013) have all defeated the home battalion, and this year they have a very interesting contender in the shape of the Matthieu Palussiere-trained FOREVER IN DREAMS.
Palussiere knows what it takes to win a major juvenile fillies race on this side of the water having sent out Different League to land the Group 3 Albany Stakes at Royal Ascot last year. I strongly suspect that the shrewd handler has had his eye on this prize ever since his grey daughter of Dream Ahead lost her unbeaten record at this year's Royal Ascot when seventh in a blanket finish to the Queen Mary Stakes won by Signora Cabello, beaten just over a length in total.
Having won on soft ground over five furlongs on her debut, then followed up by scoring over six furlongs on good to soft ground at Saint Cloud, the drop back in trip at Ascot and the very quick ground almost certainly combined to find out this very promising filly, but she still ran very well. She has been rested since then and will step back up to the stiff six furlongs. If there is rain to ease the ground that will also help her cause, so at 33/1 with Coral I believe Forever In Dreams is a very tasty each-way bet in a race where so many of her rivals have been on the go all summer and may well have peaked.
A Few Others To Consider
Sheila Lavery's Lady Kaya (10/1 with Betfair) travelled better than anything a furlong out over seven furlongs at the Curragh last week but didn't quite get home in the race won by Skitter Skatter. She is not without a chance back in trip if recovered from here exertions. Main Edition (10/1 with SportPesa) is a good filly trained by Mark Johnston to win the Group 3 Albany Stakes and the Group 3 Sweet Solera Stakes at Newmarket. She has been found out though both times she has stepped above that grade and I fear it may well be more of the same if she bids for this Group 1.
Angel's Hideaway (12/1 with Paddy Power), trained by John Gosden, was hampered and eventually finished last of nine in the Group 2 Lowther Stakes at York last time out but wasn't going well enough to trouble the principals when she met trouble-in-running that day. She is better than that, as she showed in landing the Group 3 Princess Margaret Stakes at Ascot in July on her previous start, but has seven lengths to find with Pretty Pollyanna on her second to Michael Bell's charge at Newmarket in July and that is likely to prove beyond her.
ADVICE: FOREVER IN DREAMS (33/1 each-way with Coral)
Written by Paul Alster
Paul Alster has been part of the British and international racing media for more than three decades working as a race commentator, TV/radio presenter, journalist, betting correspondent, SP returner, and form analyst. He's always sought out overpriced runners in handicap races, a quest that excites him as much now as it did at the start of his career.
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Cooking with a local master over an open hearth
We've signed on for an Open Hearth cooking lesson at The Lodge at Chaa Creek and there's a lot of chopping to do, says our teacher and chef Marco Yuk.
Marco has been cooking here for years and is working to become a master chef. He will be cooking at the Masters Golf Tournament in Georgia in April.
Chef Marco Yuk in the Open Hearth kitchen at Chaa CreeK
We chop cabbages, tomato, onions, potato, pepper and more. These are for the Mestizo dishes we will prepare. Chirmole is a kind of soup with chicken, vegetables, boiled eggs and black recado spice that give's the dish it's distinctive black color. There are corn tortillas to make as well for Salubutes, shredded chicken with spices and tomatoes served with cabbage slaw.
We are in a thatched-roof kitchen that has both wood fires (one for the tortillas) as well as a stove. Mestizo, we learn, comes from the Spanish word for "mixed," those who share Spanish and Maya ancestry and now number half the Belizean population, including Chef Marco.
Starting with a chicken stew appetizer that will top fried tortillas
They began to immigrate from Mexico in the mid 1800s, first working as sugar cane farmers, loggers and chicleros who tapped the sap of sapodilla trees in the jungles for export to chewing gum companies. Are you familiar with "Chicklets" gum?
The Mestizo dishes we are cooking use Spanish spices along with indigenous Maya ingredients including corn and chilies, served with freshly made corn tortillas.
Appetizers are ready!
Other lessons focus on Garifuna cuisine like fried fish (Fish Sere) and Hudut (mashed plantains) or the Maya (shredded Pork Pibil and Chicken Kak'ik soup). There is also The East Indian (Tacari chicken and yellow split peas) and Creole (Belizean Rice & Beans, Ceviche and Stew Chicken).
The Creole people, who now represent about a quarter of Belize's population, grew from unions between European settlers who controlled the logging trade and African slaves who worked for them in the 1700s. Rice and beans are always a staple.
The Maya, of course, were one of the ancient world's most advanced civilizations with Belize a Maya Heartland. At the heart of this cuisine is produce, corn and game as well as meats including turkey.
Only two percent of Belize's population are East Indian. They were first brought to Belize in the 1800s to work on sugar plantations. Today, they are prosperous businesspeople and their spicy cooking continues to be very popular.
Main course will be shredded chicken soup
Today's Belizean cuisine has been influenced by all of these cultures, explains Glenda Villeda, the food and beverage director at the Naia Resort & Spa outside Placencia. She was raised near The Lodge at Chaa Creek in San Ignacio.
"Every grandma has a garden with basil, cilantro, habaneros, she said. "Back in the day, every family grew their own food and usually had pigs, goats, chicken. They ate whatever they grew."
She showed me the vegetable and herb garden that currently is being expanded with Cilantro, Okra, Callaloo, habaneros, lemon grass and more. The Lodge at Chaa Creek, meanwhile, is known for its large 33-acre Maya Organic Farm that supplies most of the vegetables and much of the fruit and herbs for the hotel. There are also chickens, sheep, goats, and cattle.
Owner Lucy Fleming hopes to establish a petting zoo at the farm for visiting children. "A lot of kids don't even know where eggs or bananas come from," she explains. She adds that guests-including their kids—love the Open Hearth cooking lessons ($49) which are followed by lunch of what we cook.
Chilled limeade in kitchen warmed by open hearth
Visitors are seeking local food these days and there are Belizean dishes on every menu whether pineapple, papaya, and bananas for breakfast along with cappuccino and French Toast, Ceviche or Belizean Fish Chowder for lunch along with pizza and burgers, traditional chicken kack-ick spicy Mayan soup as part of the four-course dinner menu that also features freshly made pasta, lamb or steak and house-made desserts. {Red velvet cake anyone?)
The aim at Naia Resort is to serve Belizean Dishes with fresh ingredients–the chickens come from inland Mennonite farms, said, Villada. The fish are caught locally.
You can get an omelet or smoothie for breakfast, but you can also try Fry Jacks, similar to donuts, or a Johnny Cake Breakfast Sandwich, a popular local bread, or a Mayan breakfast with sauteed callaloo (similar to spinach) and eggs
Locals might have a fried fish sandwich on Johnny Cake with cheese. Meat Pies, dough with a ground meat mixture, are common for breakfast or anytime.
If you are staying in one of the larger Naia Resort units with a full kitchen, Villeda said, she could teach you how to prepare some local dishes like stew chicken, a popular Sunday dinner (lunchtime) meal accompanied by white rice, beans potato salad and fried plantains. "And you have to have the habanero onion sauce, Villeda said.
Lunch at the Open Hearth with Chaa Creek owner/founder Lucy Fleming
Desserts would include a Potato Pond, a kind of sweet potato grated with butter, brown sugar and then baked or coconut tarts.
Buy fish from the local fisherman in Placencia or bring back your own catch and the resort chefs can help you prepare it the way locals do.
As for us, the lunch we helped prepare was delicious, served at a table under the Open Hearth Thatched Roof. We left with the recipes and some of the needed spices. But somehow, I don't think the dishes will taste the same at home.


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Q: Where to download Android sources while Kernel.org is down I'm looking for the android sources that are hosted on kernel.org (according to this site: http://source.android.com/source/downloading.html). However since kernel.org was hacked a few weeks ago, it is down. Is there a friendly fork of the sources somewhere (e.g. github) for me to clone?

A: There are indeed some parts available on github: https://github.com/android
But not everything I believe.

A: My starting point for getting it from github is here:
https://github.com/cellcortex/github_android
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pretty much gave up on using the half-complete github forks. Instead I chose to use http://www.cyanogenmod.com/ which has complete android OS sources on github.

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NBT to hold first digital car launch event in Brunei The car dealer will reveal a new Toyota model on January 2, 2020
The new Toyota model will be unveiled on January 2, 2020 exclusively on a digital platform. Photo: Faiq Airudin/The Scoop
NBT Brunei will unveil a new Toyota model on its microsite on January 2, 2020, the first time it will launch a car on the digital platform.
In a press statement, the car dealer said the exclusive digital car launch will be a first for Brunei and NBT.
"This is going to be a historic moment for Brunei Darussalam," it added.
The portal features a timeline infographic and daily trivia that can be "unlocked" over the span of 11 days.
The infographic will highlight the new Toyota model's exterior components and safety features.
The public stand a chance to win prizes by taking part in the daily trivia about the Toyota brand and NBT.
Participants are required to log into the microsite and those who provide correct answers will have the opportunity to win prizes.
There will be a "mass viewing" for the car launch through the microsite on January 2, 2020. The public can visit Toyota Brunei's Facebook or Instagram accounts for more details.


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Huawei reportedly bringing Cricket its Glory this fall
Our friends at PC Magazine got a look at the Huawei Glory, the highest-end Android smartphone the company will bring to the U.S. to date.
Jessica Dolcourt
This Android 2.3 Gingerbread phone could be headed your way this fall. PC Magazine
We've been waiting a long time for that Huawei phone that puts the lesser-known manufacturer (at least in U.S. circles) on America's smartphone map. It's possible the Huawei Glory (Huawei M886) is the handset to do it.
Our friends at PC Magazine went hands-on with the device, a souped-up Android 2.3 Gingerbread smartphone with a 1.4-GHz Qualcomm MSM8655T processor (Huawei claims it's dual-core, but there's still some debate); a 4-inch TFT LCD screen with 854x480 resolution; and an 8-megapixel camera with LED flash.
The 3G-capable Glory will also come equipped with a 1900 mAH battery, which will hopefully translate into longer battery life, 2GB of onboard memory, and an expansion slot. There are apparently no TV or HDMI-out slots, but Huawei did tell PC Magazine that it has a "surprising" media solution up its sleeves.
Huawei has been slow to embrace smartphones for the U.S., and slower to instill them with enough features to write home about. There was the mid-level Huawei Ascend, for instance, and we're still looking forward to the Huawei Ascend 2, both with Cricket. They have yet to crack a top-tier carrier with a smartphone as well. If Huawei can take bolder strides with Cricket as its partner, it will stand a better chance of spreading brand awareness among U.S. customers, and getting some coveted leverage with tier-one carriers.
In the meantime, we're waiting to hear an official announcement, along with a release date and pricing, though PC Magazine suspects cash registers to ring just below $300.
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The Inside Story of How Olympic Photographers Get Such Stunning Images
A worthy read from Gizmodo's Mario Aguilar, detailing the complex, and quick process the Associated Press and Getty go through to capture and distribute incredible photographs of the Olympics in record time. I'd love to shoot the Olympics… someday.
It's worth taking a moment to admire the hardcore Olympic photographers who wake up long before sunrise in some cases to ski out to their locations. The standard kit for a Getty photographer includes four camera bodies each outfitted with different lenses: 16-35mm f/2.8, 24-70mm f/2.8, 70-200mm f/2.8mm lens, f/300mm F2.8 lens. As you can see in the image below, Getty photogs travel with a mixture of Canon and Nikon cameras bodies, while the AP is an entirely Canon shop. Without fail, these photographers are using either Canon 1D's or Nikon D4's. Unlike most disciplines where you could get away with something other than flagship DSLRs, sports photography requires the 10-15 fps speed that you get at the top of the line.
The second a photographer fires the shutter on a camera, the resulting image—a high quality JPEG, not RAW—is transported by ethernet to Getty's central editing office in about 1.5 seconds. There, a team of three editors processes the photo. The first selects the best image and crops it for composition; the second editor color corrects; and the third adds metadata. The whole editing process is done in 30-40 seconds. Once the last editor is done, the image is blasted to the world. It takes about 90 seconds for the images to travel over redundant 100 Mbit/s dedicated lines to Getty's data servers in the the United States.
via The Inside Story of How Olympic Photographers Get Such Stunning Images.
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LA City Council members express opposition to new domestic violence definition
By Lily Tinoco
National, News, Westwood
Los Angeles City Council members opposed changes made to the definition of domestic violence on the United States Department of Justice website.
The DOJ Office on Violence Against Women changed the definition of domestic violence on its website in April, limiting the definition to only felony or misdemeanor crimes. Councilmembers Paul Koretz, Nury Martinez and Monica Rodriguez spoke out against the change Feb. 1 and moved for a resolution for the City Council to oppose any administrative action limiting the definition.
According to an archived version of the DOJ website, domestic violence was originally defined as a pattern of abusive behavior in any relationship and constituted physical, sexual, emotional, economic or psychological actions taken against a partner.
The current definition on the same website is shortened, stating domestic violence only includes felony or misdemeanor crimes of violence committed by current or former spouses, intimate partners or other persons.
Koretz, who represents City Council District 5, which includes UCLA, said narrowing the definition discredits victims and removes their qualifications for recovery, according to a press release.
Alison Simard, a spokesperson for Koretz, said the district wanted to ensure that victims of certain types of domestic abuse no longer encompassed by the new definition still receive proper support.
"There are people who may not have been physically struck but have been emotionally tortured, and we want to be sure they're still going to receive the services they need," Simard said.
Alicia Oeser, director of UCLA's Campus Assault Resources & Education program, said the change to the DOJ's website hasn't changed how the law defines and treats domestic violence.
"I think that that really is the important distinction, that factually we should really get right that it hasn't changed the legal statute," Oeser said. "The criminal statute used to prosecute crimes of domestic violence is not impacted by this and cannot be changed by the president."
Allison Korn, an assistant dean for experiential education at the UCLA School of Law, said laws regarding domestic violence have not changed, but the narrowing of this definition may cause victims to think otherwise and discourage them from seeking help.
"I believe that the Department of Justice has said that they will continue to enforce the statute, the law hasn't in itself changed," Korn said. "What most advocates in this case are concerned about is that by changing the definition, the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women may decide only to support – provide grant money, provide training materials or other supportive resources – only to a very narrow definition of victims or survivors of domestic violence."
Korn added the changed definition only takes the criminal aspects of domestic violence into account.
"This new definition suggests that domestic violence only exists in the criminal scenario," Korn said. "So it would have to rise to the level of criminal conduct in order for women and men, anyone experiencing an intimate partner violence, to receive resources and support."
Allison Randall, chief of staff for the DOJ's OVW, said in an email statement that the office continues to follow the legal definition of domestic violence rather than the definition on their website and funds are still being properly dispersed to domestic violence programs.
"OVW has always used the statutory definition in carrying out its mission," Randall said. "By following the statute, the department ensures the funds made available by Congress are employed in the most effective manner possible to reduce violence and to assist crime victims."
Koretz, Martinez and Rodriguez also introduced a motion last week asking the Los Angeles Police Department to report any impacts to federally funded anti-domestic violence programs caused by the definition change.
Oeser said even if the legal definition of domestic violence is not changed, the societal definition may change as a result of the DOJ's actions, which could impact how domestic violence is handled in the future.
"The way we engage with each other is going to be based on a different set of standards and expectations for our behavior, and the ability to say 'Well, the government didn't count this' is nearly as important as the actual change," Oeser said. "But still there is an important conversation around why this change has merit because of the way it will impact our cultural and shared society."
Oeser added she hopes the definition change won't affect students seeking help.
"We still understand relationship violence as encompassing many facets of behavior that may never include physical violence and certainly do not have to be reported as crimes," Oeser said. "It is not our job to measure, to judge or determine someone's experience."
Lily Tinoco
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When Susan and Joe Phillips decided to redesign their home, they knew they needed the help of a Design Professional.
"I had never worked with a Designer before. My mother redesigned her home last year and I was impressed with the result, so I contacted her Designer," says Susan.
"First she gave us a paint color consultation and together we decided on a color theme for the house. After came the selection process, we explained the look we were trying to achieve. My wife and I were overwhelmed before we hired her services. We did not know where to start or where to go. Our Designer made the process much easier, she saved us time by choosing the right showrooms for our project. She sorted through all the options before submitting us with samples," explains Joe.
Getting a house ready for a design or remodel project involves more than just hiring a contractor. The help of a designer is important.
A Designer who is an expert in the field has access to many sources, not available to the public and will help with the selections of materials, textures, lighting, furniture, and accessories.
( SFDC) is a "Mecca" for fine home furnishings, bath and kitchen designs, high end textiles from all over the world, unique window coverings and beautiful accessories.
It is also a great source for floor coverings and includes several showrooms that specialize in tiles, carpet and hardwood floors.
With more than 100 showrooms that carry over 2,000 manufacturers and a three building complex the SFDC remains a leading destination for interior designers and related industry professionals.
The public is welcome and tours of the SFDC are now available and are complimentary.
"We want the public to become aware of the vast selections and the quality of furnishings and accessories available at the SFDC," comments William Olsen owner of the Stanford Design showroom.
The tours organized by the Design Studio Program are very helpful for people who are ready to start a remodeling or new design project.
The tour guides who are design experts will inform the consumer about the design process and the role of an Interior Designer.
Consumers can choose how to participate in the design process, from using a buying service for a few key pieces to hiring a Designer for an entire project.
The tour also explains the difference between retail shopping and shopping with a Designer and the ability for the clients to have any items customized to their needs.
"Shopping with a Designer at the SFDC is an experience unlike any other, especially at retail," says Norma Waterman owner of the J Scott Waterman showroom.
"My passion lies is in the home fashion industry which is constantly evolving.
We have opened our doors inviting the public to experience the abundance of choices available to them through a Designer," adds her son Jeremy Waterman.
Tours of the SFDC will also show why the use of a Designer who has a lot of expertise in the field, is crucial in helping make all the right choices.
"People do not really understand all the work involved in selecting colors, fabric, materials, and textures for a project. It is a highly detailed process. The help and expertise of a professional Designer is necessary when you come to the SFDC," explains Matthew Conaway, sales representative at Kneedler Fauchere."
"Our goal is to make the process of acquiring home furnishings and accessories an enjoyable experience," concludes Christie Mc Rae, owner of Mc Rae & Company.
Established in 1915 the SF Mart is known in the home furnishing industry as the "trade only building", which means that only retail furniture store buyers, Interior Designers and related industry professionals are admitted throughout the year. However, it is open to the public twice a year during the sample sales in May and November.
It houses more than 100 showrooms that display 1,000 lines of home furnishing and decorative accessories.
The key to shopping at the SF Mart is establishing a relationship with an Interior Designer who can accompany you. Interior Designers' fees are reasonable, generally based on a mark up of your purchases or on an hourly fee.
The Interior Designer who will help you with the admission is familiar with the building and its showrooms and will save you time by selecting the right ones for your design project.
"We carry fine wall décors with over 1,800 images and wall hangings that can be customized. Because of the large selection and custom choices, the help of a Designer is important," shares Angela Peterson, showroom manager at New Century Pictures.
" We offer rugs for every room in the house. From braids to hand knots. A Design Professional will know what to select," adds Fran Wilson, manager of the Capel Rugs showroom.
The SF Mart, which celebrates a 91 year legacy of Home Furnishings and Design this year remains one of the two leading destinations for Design Professionals.
"The SF Mart is changing into a Design Center catering to all the Designers' needs. Showroom managers offer personal services, they have created guest lounges with refreshments for Designers and their clients," explains Occhi Tirta, manager and sales representative of many showrooms on the 4th floor of the SF Mart.
" We felt involved in the project without the headaches and could not be happier with the outcome. Our house looks beautiful!" conclude the Phillips. They have since recommended their Designer to a friend who found herself in the same situation.
The abundance of great showrooms at the SF Mart and SFDC makes it difficult to list them all.
For beautiful home accessories: Capel rugs, Hellenic rugs, New century Pictures, Graphics International, Horizons.
The SF Mart has just added many new showrooms to its repertoire such as Liz Claiborne Home, Tommy Bahama, Lexington and more are expected to open soon.
For a more classic style: Kneedler Fauchere, Randolph and Hein, Shears and Windows, The Sherill Collection, J Scott Waterman.
For the rest you just may have to go and see for yourself!
- A tour of the SF Mart will be offered once a year starting this Fall.


After a long and fun weekend competing in Philadelphia at the National Championship Tournament, Columbia Mock Trial takes 6th place with a record of 10.5-5.5. We are so proud of our performances this weekend and this year against some of the best teams in the country. We are already looking forward to next season and winning a national title in Chicago.
Columbia is going to Nationals! After competing at the Opening Round Championship Series Tournament in Central Islip, Long Island, team 514 received a bid to compete at the National Championship Tournament in Philly. Team 515 finished off its competitive season with a successful showing at ORCS. Shantanu Shenai (CC '21) and Johanne Karizamimba (CC '20) received individual attorney awards and Hardy Hewson (GS '19) won a best witness award.
Columbia Mock Trial received two bids to the Opening Round Championship Series Tournament in Central Islip, Long Island after competing in the State College Regional Tournament in State College, Pennsylvania. 515 received the third bid to ORCS and 514 received the 6th. We are very excited to be on the road to Nationals in Philly! Shantanu Shenai (CC '21), Mashell Rahimzadeh (BC '20), Michael Colton (CC '22), and Isabel Padilla (GS '20) all received individual witness awards.
Team 514 took the 2 train to Brooklyn to compete in the first-ever Shutdown Showdown tournament. We were excited to receive 4th place amongst a roster of competitive teams as well as the Spirit of the Showdown Award for having the best sportsmanship. Mashell Rahimzadeh (BC '20) was given an individual witness award. During the same weekend, team 515 travelled to D.C. to compete at the Hilltop Invitational hosted by Georgetown University. Isabel Padilla (GS '20) received an individual witness award.
Both teams 514 and 515 flew across the country to compete in the UCLASSIC tournament hosted by UCLA. We loved competing in sunny California against West Coast teams as our first tournament of the second semester. Team 514 came in 9th place out of 38 teams. Isabel Padilla (GS '20) received an individual witness award.
Team 514 travelled to Washington, D.C. to compete at the Great American Mock Trial Invitation (GAMTI) hosted by the University of Virginia. After a great weekend facing competitive teams, 514 came in 7th place. The same weekend, team 515 travelled to New Haven to compete in the Yale Invitational and faced a competitive line up of nationally ranked teams. Andrew Sullivan (CC '22) was given an individual attorney award.
Both teams travelled to Durham, North Carolina to compete at the Tobacco Road Invitational hosted by Duke University. We had a great time competing against teams from the southeast. Tessa Silverman (CC '19) was given an individual attorney award and Mashell Rahimzadeh (BC '20) and Michael Colton (CC '22) were given witness awards.
Columbia Mock Trial hosted and competed at the Columbia University Big Apple Invitational Tournament in October, the first tournament of our 2018-2019 season. Team 514 took 5th place while Team 515 came in 3rd! Johanne Karizamimba (CC '20) was given an individual attorney award and Caroline Albert (CC '19) was given a witness award.


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HTC reveals its plans for the Vive Cosmos VR range
Darren Price
HTC, once the darling of virtual reality, are now just one of many manufactures in a VR market that still seeks to define itself. Up against their old foe Oculus, as well their one-time partner, Valve, and countless iterations of Microsoft's also-ran Windows MR, is HTC still a player in the VR space?
Late last year HTC released the Vive Cosmos. Sporting a higher resolution display than the original Vive and an improved LCD panel, the Cosmos seemed to be the update for the four-year-old Vive system that we had been waiting for.
Taking a leaf out of Windows MR, instead of using base stations the new Vive Cosmos uses "inside-out" tracking. Using six cameras positioned on the front of the headset the Cosmos "sees" the surrounding environment and positions the players head, and the new controllers, accordingly.
Whereas the original Vive had pin-point head and controller tracking courtesy of the Valve-developed Lighthouse base stations and the array of sensors on the Vive headset and controllers, the Cosmos does not fare so well. The Cosmos needs a well-lit room to see the environment, and map it properly, for the tracking to work. Also, the new controllers need to be in sight of one the Cosmos's six cameras on the headset. The result is a rather lacklustre affair for the VR purist.
On the flip-side, the Cosmos can be used anywhere. Take it out of your bag, plug it into a laptop and you are away. All it takes is a quick room setup to define your play space. No need to mount sensors to the walls or find sockets to plug them in. The Vive Cosmos is very portable, whereas the OG Vive and Vive Pro are not really.
The Cosmos display is a vast improvement with an improved screen that reduces the "screen-door effect" of visible pixels to practically zero. At 1440 x 1700 pixels per eye (2880 x 1700 pixels combined) compared to the OG Vive's 1080×1200 (2160×1200 combined) and the Pro's 1440 x 1600 pixels per eye (2880 x 1600 combined), the Cosmos has noticeably better image quality.
The Cosmos has a 90Hz max refresh rate for smooth images and, apparently, a 110-degree field of view. I say "apparently" as the design of the headset, with its convenient flip-up design, seemed to place the image further away from my eyes. Better for wearing glasses, but reducing the practical field of view compared to the adjustable lens distance of the OG Vive and Vive Pro.
All-in-all, the Vive Cosmos, as it is right now, IS a better device than its predecessors, but flawed, nevertheless. Unfortunately, the Vive Cosmos was not very well received by the VR community, who saw it as a misguided step back. And I do see their point.
Whilst the "inside-out" tracking, especially using the controllers leave much to be desired, the improved display made the Vive Cosmos my go-to VR headset for "sit-down" VR games. The likes of Digital Combat Simulator, Project Cars 2 and Elite Dangerous all look superb on the Cosmos. For any VR title requiring a bit of precision, like SuperHot or the recently released Walking Dead: Saints and Sinners, I was back on my OG Vive.
It was the mooted tracking modification, a replacement faceplate that would enable use of the original Vive base stations, that was the Cosmos's real selling point for me. At release, HTC told us that the Vive Cosmos was designed to be modular. But, apart from the tracking mod, nobody knew exactly what that meant.
Jump forward a few months and it seems that HTC have now got their act together and can better explain exactly where the HTC Cosmos fits in the VR market and what all this modification talk is about.
I recently sat down with HTC A/NZ country head Thomas Dexmier and A/NZ product manager Nandun Abeynayake to talk about where HTC is going. I can assure anyone who believes that HTC's VR fire has gone out, that my one take away from our discussion was the passion that both Dexmier and Abeynayake have for the Vive brand.
Clarifying the modular design of their VR headset, the Vive Cosmos is now family of products. In addition to the existing Vive Cosmos, with its "inside-out" tracking and controllers, there are now an additional three product combinations making use of the different faceplates.
The Vive Cosmos Elite comes with the new external tracking faceplate, preinstalled, two SteamVR base stations and two original Vive Controllers. This will be available later in Q1 and will retail at AU$1,699/NZ$ 1,799.
This Elite package is aimed at the VR enthusiast looking for the precision of the original Vive and Vive Pro, using Valve's Lighthouse technology. It is a shame that the Vive controllers, haven't had an overhaul, as, whilst not as precise, the Cosmos controllers are more comfortable and easier to use than the originals. The better display with precise tracking afforded by this new package is exactly what the hardcore VR fans need.
The external tracking faceplate, which works with both v1.0 and v2.0 of the SteamVR Base Stations, will be available on its own in Q2 for AU$349.
The second new addition is the Vive Cosmos XR. This stand-alone kit utilises the Cosmos inside-out tracking, but with a modular faceplate that includes two high-quality passthrough cameras.
Designed for augmented reality, the Vive Cosmos XR will debut in Q2 as a developer kit. Vive Sync, HTC's collaboration tool will allow integration with the Cosmos XR to bring virtual objects into real-world environments for collaboration a VR-based meeting.
The Vive Cosmos XR could give consumers the AR experience that so far has only been promised by the likes of Magic Leap and Microsoft's HoloLens. The absence of the tracking sensors for this kit is interesting in that the prediction of the tracking has been replaced by the high-fidelity of the tow front-facing cameras. Of course, the modular nature of the Vive Cosmos, does not preclude HTC bringing out such an all-inclusive mod at a later date.
Lastly, we have Vive Cosmos Play. This kit includes a headset with a four-camera inside-out setup (as opposed to six on the regular Cosmos) and two controllers. Cosmos Play owners, if they wish, can upgrade to the six-camera faceplate (which will be available Q2 for AU$349) and Cosmos controllers, or even the tracking faceplate, taking advantage of the more affordable modular design.
The Cosmos Play will likely be perfect for "sit-down" VR gamers playing VR racing and flight simulators. I'm not sure what sort of tracking quality the four-camera faceplate will offer, but this introductory kit allows players to get a taste of the Cosmos VR experience at a lower price, that has yet to be determined.
All of the Vive Cosmos range is compatible with the much-lauded Vive wireless adapter. This upgrade allows fans to "cut the cord" for the ultimate immersive VR experience, without the fear of tying themselves in knots.
It's good that HTC have been a little more forthcoming regarding their plans for VR. As a VR enthusiast myself, and a fan of the original Vive that did feel slightly short-changed by the Cosmos, I feel a bit more reassured that HTC are still very keen on their Vive brand. With this family of products, HTC will be relaunching the Cosmos in the coming months.
In my discussions with Dexmier and Abeynayake, they touched on where HTC sees the future of VR and their partnership with Telstra and their 5G network. HTC envisage 5G as a potential conduit for future VR content, perhaps even allowing high-quality VR experiences without the need for a PC at all.
Whilst it has perhaps not had the uptake that was predicted, VR remains a superb platform for interactive entertainment, via room-scale experiences and realistic VR games. As well as entertainment, VR has a place in commercial applications such as design prototyping and training simulations. The Cosmos XR promises to be a major advancement in augmented reality allowing designers to view their concepts in a real-world environment.
With its sharp LCD display and modular form-factor, VR fans should see the Vive Cosmos as a welcome upgrade to the original Vive. With the upcoming tracking mod, the Cosmos has the potential to become one of the top consumer VR experiences available.
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Velasquez's passenger was taken to detox. Velasquez was taken to an emergency room in Alamosa and then charged with driving under the influence. According to a report written by Deputy Sue Baldwin, Sheriff Mestas informed her that two other officers "had witnessed Deputy Thompson use excessive force on Mr. Velasquez." Velasquez claims physical and emotional injury, broken dentures, defamation of character and violation of his constitutional rights.
According to Sheriff Mestas, an internal investigation determined that there was no excessive force used in arresting Velasquez -- who, he says, was resisting arrest. (Velasquez denies that he put up any kind of fight.) He also stands by his officers' actions in the Valdez and Merritt cases.
Deputy Thompson no longer works for Costilla County. With a mixture of pride and regret, Mestas notes that he had to replace five officers last year -- half his force. "They all went to bigger departments," he says. "There was a time when, if you were a Costilla County deputy, you wouldn't get hired anywhere else."
Because the starting salary of a deputy is around $19,000 a year, most of his new hires tend to be rookies, fresh out of one of the police academies. "I think maybe they feel they have to prove themselves a little more," Mestas says, "and maybe they're harder to talk to."
Especially if you're in fifth grade. Another potential lawsuit stems from an incident two months ago at the local elementary school. Tonya Sipple's ten-year-old daughter got into an argument with a teacher on the playground and was ordered to the principal's office. She refused to go, getting more hysterical by the moment. Other teachers restrained her and summoned a female deputy who served as the school's resource officer.
"Then she got very upset," Tonya Sipple says. "She wanted to call her mom and dad, but the police officer decided to handcuff her. They told us they handcuffed her to keep her from hurting herself and that she was cuffed very loosely. That wasn't true. She had marks on her wrists from being cuffed so tightly."
The cuffs were removed in the principal's office. According to Sipple, the deputy tried to question her daughter about the incident even though her parents had not yet arrived. Sipple has since removed her daughter from the school.
"They didn't need to handcuff her," she says now. "She's never had any other incident in her life. She was wrong for getting into the argument, but this is ridiculous. I have four daughters, and I always raised them to think the police officer is your friend."
It would be easy to dismiss complaints about the Costilla County deputies as a consequence of the bare-bones training and inexperience of underpaid rookies, except for one thing. Much of the criticism has been heaped on an officer who, aside from Mestas, has the most experience and training of anyone on the force: Undersheriff Louis Pugliese.
Pugliese did not respond to Westword's requests for an interview, but court records indicate that the 45-year-old undersheriff has had a long and somewhat tumultuous career in law enforcement. He worked for the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office for four years before joining the Colorado State Patrol in 1987. As a state trooper, Pugliese soon acquired a sizable reputation for his aggressive enforcement of DUI laws. He won awards for his high rate of arrests and convictions and earned certification as a "drug recognition expert" who could sniff out motorists under the influence of a wide range of illegal substances.
Ten years ago Pugliese was transferred from Golden to the CSP office in Fairplay. His reputation preceded him, recalls Dale McPhetres, a deputy public defender based in Summit County. "Lou had appointed himself to clean up Park County," McPhetres says. "People were joking about how many cases the DA's office was going to have."
McPhetres clashed with Pugliese in court on several occasions. "Lou was just too, too gung ho," the public defender says. "When you got a DUI report from Lou, you could just punch in somebody else's name for the defendant. It was like he had it on a template. He always had reasonable suspicion to stop somebody."
One case, McPhetres recalls, concerned a young woman who'd been drinking and dirt-biking until she had an encounter with a tree that left a branch sticking out of her face. As she was being loaded into an ambulance, Pugliese conducted sobriety tests on her; the tests were later ruled inadmissible as evidence because of the unusual circumstances in which they were done.
"He sees himself as a drug warrior and a crusader for justice," McPhetres says of Pugliese. "He's out there doing God's work. But in a small county, there isn't a lot of big-time crime. It's drugs and alcohol. And he started stepping on people's toes."


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1860-1939 Czech Alfons Maria Mucha was born in the town of Ivančice, Moravia (today's region of Czech Republic). His singing abilities allowed him to continue his education through high school in the Moravian capital of Brno, even though drawing had been his first love since childhood. He worked at decorative painting jobs in Moravia, mostly painting theatrical scenery, then in 1879 moved to Vienna to work for a leading Viennese theatrical design company, while informally furthering his artistic education. When a fire destroyed his employer's business in 1881 he returned to Moravia, doing freelance decorative and portrait painting. Count Karl Khuen of Mikulov hired Mucha to decorate Hrusovany Emmahof Castle with murals, and was impressed enough that he agreed to sponsor Mucha's formal training at the Munich Academy of Fine Arts. Poster of Maude Adams as Joan of Arc, 1909Mucha moved to Paris in 1887, and continued his studies at Academie Julian and Academie Colarossi while also producing magazine and advertising illustrations. Around Christmas 1894, Mucha happened to drop into a print shop where there was a sudden and unexpected demand for a new poster to advertise a play starring Sarah Bernhardt, the most famous actress in Paris, at the Theatre de la Renaissance. Mucha volunteered to produce a lithographed poster within two weeks, and on 1 January 1895, the advertisement for Gismonda appeared on the streets of the city. It was an overnight sensation and announced the new artistic style and its creator to the citizens of Paris. Bernhardt was so satisfied with the success of that first poster that she entered into a 6 years contract with Mucha. Mucha produced a flurry of paintings, posters, advertisements, and book illustrations, as well as designs for jewellery, carpets, wallpaper, and theatre sets in what was initially called the Mucha Style but became known as Art Nouveau. Mucha's works frequently featured beautiful healthy young women in flowing vaguely Neoclassical looking robes, often surrounded by lush flowers which sometimes formed haloes behind the women's heads. In contrast with contemporary poster makers he used paler pastel colors. The 1900 Universal Exhibition in Paris diffused the "Mucha style" internationally. He decorated the Bosnia and Herzegovina Pavilion and collaborated in the Austrian one. His Art Nouveau style was often imitated. However, this was a style that Mucha attempted to distance himself from throughout his life; he insisted always that, rather than adhering to any fashionable stylistic form, his paintings came purely from within and Czech art. He declared that art existed only to communicate a spiritual message, and nothing more; hence his frustration at the fame he gained through commercial art, when he wanted always to concentrate on more lofty projects that would ennoble art and his birthplace.
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Forest fire rages in eastern Georgia – border police helicopter involved in extinguishing
The Georgian Interior Ministry's emergency management service has deployed additional forces to the Athens Gorge, where a forest fire is raging, the agency's Facebook page says.
Currently, near the village of Ormotsi (Shida Kartli region), there are about 200 firefighter-rescuers, caterpillar firefighting equipment of the Ministry of Defense is used. A helicopter of the border police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is also involved in fire extinguishing.
There is no data on the area of the fire yet.
A working headquarters has been created on the spot, led by Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Joseph Chelidze and the head of the emergency management service Temur Mgebrishvili.
Source – https://sputnik-georgia.ru/


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Q: Catch CSS value before mouse leaves I'd like to get the current value of my transform: rotate, just before the mouse leaves. In the current state, the event seems to be caught when the mouse has already left my button and returns 0deg which is true at this moment.
My point is to play the same animation in reverse mode. For that, I need to get the current value of the rotation and make a transition from Xdeg to 0deg. I firstly tried to accomplish it in full CSS but the animation is suddenly broken when mouse leaves. I also tried to play another animation when the mouse is not on the button but the result is not as clean as I expected since it begins from a predefined value and not the current rotate value.
You can find my fiddle here : https://jsfiddle.net/yn460w6j/
Thanks to @lakenen for the degree function, btw !

A: I little play with that, use only js to solve this. I'm adding class to spinner when mouseover on button. Next, when mouseleave I am setting listener on stop animation iteration. When it complete I just remove animation class from spinner.
var $spinner = $("#random_glyph");
var $button = $("#random_button");

$button.on("mouseover", function() {
    $spinner.addClass('animation');
 });

$button.on("mouseleave", function() {
    $button.bind("webkitAnimationIteration, mozAnimationIteration, animationiteration", function(e){
        $spinner.removeClass('animation');
        $(this).unbind(e);
    });
});

https://jsfiddle.net/9jLstovx/


Parmigiani Fleurier is enhancing its Tonda Métropolitaine Collection with a spectacular aventurine dial. The golden fragments in this exclusive material shine like stars, which explains why it is called the "Galaxy" model.
Small inclusions of metal give aventurine its characteristic textured appearance. Taking advantage of the natural composition of this material, Parmigiani is presenting a midnight-blue aventurine dial whose surface – mottled with fine golden fragments – looks astonishingly like stars sparkling in the night sky. The hands are skeletonised so as not to obscure the beauty of the dial and the appliques are made from white gold – gold being the distinctive feature of the indices on aventurine dials. The steel bezel is set with 72 brilliant-cut diamonds, totalling ~0.51 carat, which extend the brilliance of the aventurine all the way to the case. At 6 o'clock, the small seconds stands out on a midnight blue background, revealing the date on a matching date disc, which is half a shade darker.


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PageFair Endorses New Standard from Coalition for Better Advertising
Matthew Cortland March 27, 2017
Anti-adblock company to use new findings when restoring ads to adblock users
Adblock solutions provider, PageFair, has endorsed new findings from the Coalition for Better Advertising about adblock and ad formats. In an open letter to the members of the Coalition, PageFair CEO, Sean Blanchfield, commended the work of the Coalition and committed to apply its new standard for better ads.
"PageFair will align itself with your standard henceforth. I commit that PageFair shall serve only the most tolerable formats, per the Coalition rankings. It is my hope that we will together improve the quality of advertising on the web, and thereby sustain the medium and the publishers that give it substance," said Blanchfield.
The conclusions from the Coalition's survey of more than 25,000 Internet users in North America and Europe supports several years of PageFair research. While the Coalition's survey looked at all users, PageFair's research specifically examined adblock users and their attitudes toward ad formats.
In his open letter, Blanchfield stated that PageFair, a company with the technology to display ads to adblock users, will use the Coalition's findings as a standard when restoring ads to more than 615 million devices around the world that are currently using adblock technology.
PageFair is the global authority on adblock and the industry leader in publisher adblock solutions. Its free adblock analytics tool is used by thousands of publishers, representing over 60 billion page views per month. Its tamper-proof ad serving technology is used by premium publishers around the world to serve ads on the blocked web that address user concerns about security, user experience, and privacy.
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Rays Add Plucky Platoon Bat in Peralta for Young Catching Prospect
With their outfield (and whole roster, really) hit hard by injuries, the Rays acquired 34-year-old left fielder David Peralta from the Diamondbacks for 19-year-old catching prospect Christian Cerda on Sunday. The Freight Train is hitting .248/.315/.457, good for a 109 wRC+, which is in line with his career norm (111 wRC+), even though the shape of his production has totally changed.
Before we get into how that came to be, though, let's take a moment to appreciate Peralta's remarkable path here. Originally a left-handed pitcher in the Cardinals organization, he was released amid shoulder issues and played outfield in Independent ball for a couple of years before signing with the Diamondbacks in 2013. It's borderline offensive to cram that stretch of Peralta's career into one sentence. Indy ball isn't exactly glamorous, and Peralta was broke and worked at McDonalds while waiting for the Diamondbacks, who he knew wanted to sign him, to free up the minor league roster space to do so. After he finally signed, it took only about a year for him to reach the big leagues, and Peralta has had one hell of a now nine-year MLB career, during which he's been one of the better left field defenders in baseball (and has one Gold Glove), won a Silver Slugger during his peak year in 2018 (.293/.352/.516 with 30 bombs), led the league in triples twice, and endured wrist and shoulder surgeries while becoming a cult hero in Arizona. From a baseball role standpoint, the Rays are getting a platoon stick (.268/.325/.496 versus righties this year) and plus defender in a corner spot, but Peralta also brings the parts of himself that helped him grind through injury and Indy ball.
Let's talk about the shift in Peralta's output. He entered the year with a re-worked swing, one that looks like a mechanical clone of Michael Brantley's. The results of the swing change have been decidedly un-Brantley-ish, as Peralta's strikeout rate has taken a leap, though so has his SLG%.
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While his strikeout rate has ballooned to a career-high 23.6%, Peralta already has 12 homers after hitting just 25 total over the last three seasons; his next will give him his best single-season mark since his monster outlier 2018 campaign. The new swing has changed the in-zone locations in which he makes contact and does damage. Take a look at how the nature of Peralta's in-zone contact ability and slugging locations have shifted from last year to this one:
The changes have made him more vulnerable to swings-and-misses on the inner third but, for whatever reason, have also enabled him to pull the ball with more power. One last side-by-side chart, this time showing Peralta's spray chart, with his base hits colored in to show how the nature of his contact has changed:
Peralta stabilizes an outfield situation so ruined by injury that the Rays have had to reach down into the minors to bring up Roman Quinn, who is on his fourth org this calendar year, and Luke Raley, a 27-year-old minor league stalwart whose stiffness and build bely his tools, but who realistically is an emergency depth corner OF/DH option. If/when Manuel Margot (knee, recently began running again) and Harold Ramírez (fractured thumb) return, Peralta will fit like a glove with them and Randy Arozarena (who he can also replace on defense late in games) to form the kind of platoon-y Rays outfield we've come to expect.
Arizona acquires a Complex-level catching prospect for the second deadline in a row by plucking Cerda from the Port Charlotte backfields. Cerda was hitting a robust, BABIP-aided .315/.464/.519 in the Gulf Coast League and walking a whopping 21% of the time, his second consecutive season with more walks than strikeouts. He is very physical for a 19-year-old hitter, with a long torso in the Jacob Stallings mold, though a bit more soft-bodied. Cerda has excellent feel for the zone and hitter's timing. His modest leg kick gives his swing some athleticism and explosion without being too complicated, and his hands start low and load in a position that allow him to be short back to the baseball and do strength-driven damage.
I saw a couple games from Cerda during an Extended Spring run through Florida in April, and I left with doubts about his ability to catch, though he clearly was dealing with some lower-body stiffness and discomfort the day I saw him. He also showed great leadership qualities during times when his battery mate was struggling, at times offering technical advice, at others fiery encouragement. It was enough of a look to consider Cerda a notable, bat-first developmental catcher, but not enough to have a precise idea of how to project elements of his defense (I never saw him make an in-game throw to second, for instance). I cut up video from that day here:
Cerda belongs in the 35+ FV tier on the D'Backs list. As soon as I'm finished writing this piece, I'm going to put on some deodorant and head to a mid-day Complex tilt at Chase Field, where Cerda (who is already in Phoenix) might make his D'Backs debut. Hopefully another look will shed enough light for me to rank him more precisely and have enough feel for his tools to grade them all and throw him on The Board without hedging or fudging in the 45–55 range.
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Australia could become an exporter of cutting-edge warships, according to one of the bidders on the $30 billion SEA 5000 Future Frigate project.
At the cutting of steel for the UK Royal Navy's Type 26 frigate, one of the solutions being considered by Australia for the SEA 5000 project, Secretary of State for Defence Sir Michael Fallon told reporters there is ample opportunity for Australian companies to break into the supply chain and capitalise on export opportunities of the advanced ship.
"That is one of the things we learn, that these supply chains are increasingly interconnected," Sir Michael said.
"Of course there should be opportunities to for Australian companies to bid into our supply chain just as our companies want to get into the Australian supply chain.
"The closer our royal navies work together, the more likely it is that we will see Australian and British equipment together side-by-side."
These export plans fall into line with Minister for Defence Industry Christopher Pyne's ambitions for a strong defence-based export industry, ambitions that have been backed by politicians across both major parties.
Last week Attorney-General George Brandis joined the list of politicians calling for increased export opportunities for Australia's defence industry.
"Australia has a very, very strong technical capability in defence industry and there are export opportunities to be sought," Brandis told Sky News.
Minister Pyne told the ABC his "ambition is to enormously increase that capacity and send a lot more weapons overseas" to increase jobs in Australia.
But Minister Pyne maintained weapons will not be sold to just any country.
"We simply wouldn't do so willy-nilly," he said. "We have a particular process for that."
The minister said an expansion in weapons exports would aid the industry on the back of the $200 billion naval expansion in which Australia will build nine frigates, 12 submarines, 12 offshore patrol vessels and 21 patrol vessels for the Pacific.
"We have completely re-energised, in a renaissance for shipbuilding industry in Australia, and they were decisions being made by this government," Minister Pyne said.
"As part of that massive buildup of capability in the defence industry, we then need to look at exporting that capability because it brings treasure, investment and jobs to our economy here in Australia."
Opposition spokesman for defence Richard Marles told Defence Connect the mentality about defence exports in Australia is one shared by both government and industry.
"The requirements of the Australian Defence Force, right now, are significant, we are going through a big bill. Particularly in naval shipbuilding with the frigates, the OPVs, the Pacific Patrol Vessels, and of course the submarines."
In a rapidly changing Asia-Pacific security environment, the Australian government requirement for the SEA 5000 Future Frigate Program dictates that the new frigates have capabilities spanning anti-air and anti-surface warfare, but with a major focus on anti-submarine warfare.
It is expected that by 2035 half of the world's advanced submarines and combat aircraft will be based in the Asia-Pacific region, with at least 76 submarines alone operated by North Korea and 68 by China, according to Royal Navy sources.
BAE Systems' Type 26 Global Combat Ship is joined by Italy's Fincantieri and Spanish firm Navantia as part of the competitive tender to secure Australia's SEA 5000 ship build contract, with request for tender documents expected to be lodged by the three businesses in August for consideration and assessment.
The manufacture of the new frigates is set to commence in 2020.
Fincantieri has proposed a multi-mission frigate, or FREMM, and Navantia a redesigned F-100 as part of their tender bids.


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BALTIMORE, MARYLAND — On Monday, April 4th, as the Baltimore Orioles face off against the Minnesota Twins at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, a plane will fly over the game highlighting how 83% of Marylanders support earned sick days legislation.
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The Maryland House of Delegates is currently debating legislation that would require companies of more than 15 people to allow their employees to earn up to seven days of earned sick leave.
"More than 700,000 Marylanders lack earned sick leave – meaning they put their jobs at risk, every time they stay home from work for an illness. Even if a worker doesn't lose their job for taking a sick day, in this economy missing even a few days of work could mean the difference between paying bills and buying groceries – or not," said Shaunna Thomas, co-founder of UltraViolet. "Marylanders overwhelmingly support earned sick leave."
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Like many girls her age in the India of her time period, thirteen-year-old-Koly is getting married. Full of hope and courage, she leaves home forever. But Koly's story takes a terrible turn when in the wake of the ceremony, she discovers she's been horribly misled about exactly what she is marrying into. Her future, it would seem, is lost. Yet this rare young woman, bewildered and brave, sets out to forge her own exceptional future.


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On September 18th, the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina joined with The Indian National Science Academy (INSA) in organizing a special lecture presented by INSA-President Ajay Kumar Sood. The lecture was held in cooporation with the Embassy of India in Berlin in order to promote Indian-German science and research collaboration.
Established in 1652, the Leopoldina is currently gathering together more than 1,500 respected German scientists from about 30 countries. The academy represents the German scientific community in international committees. It offers unbiased scientific opinions on political and societal questions, publishing independent studies of national and international significance.
The Leopoldina organizes scientific research and public debates, supports young scientists, conducts research projects for German science community. The Indian National Science Academy (INSA) was founded in 1935 with the purpose of forming professional linkages between Indian scientists and international organizations, supporting science collaborations and giving opinion on national issues through debate and discussions.
Leopoldina and INSA have worked closely for many years by jointly organizing scientific conferences in India and Germany. The lecture in Berlin this autumn is a part of the Leopoldina-INSA lecture series, in which high-ranking members of both academies introduce their studies to the general public in order to promote the visibility of Indian and German science.
Professor Dr Ajay Kumar Sood is President of the Indian National Science Academy (INSA) and Professor for Physics at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India. Throughout the lecture, he clarified how nature inspires scientists to explore such fascinating phenomena in laboratories. As physicists, Professor Sood and his team have tried to understand flocking behavior by working with inanimate asymmetric brass rods made active by placing them on rapidly vibrating surface amongst spherical beads. In the lecture, Professor Sood presented his recent studies on how to separate active particles with same size but with different activities. He also discussed how these studies may be able to shed light, for example on the unfortunate phenomena of stampedes, which has been earlier ascribed as a fluid dynamics problem.
- https://www.leopoldina.org/veranstaltungen/veranstaltung/event/2621/


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